Chicago Democrats issue warnings about their mayor amid Zohran Mamdani's rise
Before New York City mayoral primary winner Zohran Mamdani made a splash, another big-city Democratic mayoral candidate with progressive bona fides unexpectedly burst o...
Opinion | Laura Loomer is bringing MAGA cancel culture to the White House
A self-described “proud Islamophobe” and “pro-white nationalism” influencer is one of the most influential people in the Trump White House — despite not actually workin...
Opinion | Why Trump's expansive tariffs might not be long for this world
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs may not be long for this world. An 11-judge en banc panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit appeared deeply...
A professor had a $2.4m grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected
Jaime Slaughter-Acey was in a state of shock and anger when she learned that her National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study on birth outcomes in Black families wa...
Reopen Alcatraz? Indigenous people say it’s more than madness – it’s historical erasure
When Donald Trump pledged to reopen the notorious Alcatraz prison as a detention center for immigrants and violent offenders, the idea was met with contempt and mockery...
How the courts became the biggest roadblock to Trump’s plans
A federal judge’s ruling last week to maintain a sweeping nationwide ban on Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order highlights the dizzying legal battle that has de...
Undocumented Kids Face Narrowed Pathways, Stifled Futures
School (in)Security is our biweekly briefing on the latest school safety news, vetted by Mark Keierleber. Subscribe here.In a battle over undocumented students’ access...
Suspicious: Trump's Epstein hole gets deeper with apparent special treatment of Ghislaine Maxwell
Shortly after meeting with Donald Trump's former criminal defense attorney, Todd Blanche, in his role as deputy attorney general, sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein acc...
Ivy League universities paid hundreds of millions to settle with Trump. Is UCLA next?
University of California leaders face a difficult choice after the U.S. Department of Justice said this week that UCLA had violated the civil rights of Jewish students...
Epstein files controversy consuming Capitol Hill has fueled less fire at first lawmaker town halls of summer recess
The Jeffrey Epstein files saga at times all but ground Capitol Hill to a halt last month — driving a wedge between Republicans in the House as Democrats went on offense...